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This article below was published by News24: 2016-04-26 17:55 Thulani Gqirana, News24 Cape Town – Non-profit organisation Right2Know protested against state surveillance on Tuesday. The small group protested against the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Communication-Related Information Act (Rica). Sitting outside Parliament for two hours, the group presented a joint statement, endorsed by 38 […]

This article below was published by News24: 2016-04-22 17:00 Jenni Evans, News24 Cape Town – The Right2Know campaign wants the vacant post of Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI) to be filled urgently after a long period of having nobody keeping South Africa’s intelligence services in check and preventing possible abuse. Six candidates were chosen in an […]

This article below was published by EWN: The Right2Know Campaign has written to Baleka Mbete to make sure that the matter is dealt with. Rahima Essop | about 4 hours ago CAPE TOWN – National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has been given an ultimatum to ensure Parliament fills the long-vacant post of Inspector General of […]

This article below was published by BDlive: BY TROYE LUND, FEBRUARY 22 2016, 05:57 PARLIAMENT has been served with legal papers demanding it appoint a new inspector-general of intelligence, the surveillance watchdog who keeps state spies in check. While this position has been vacant for almost a year and complaints about abuses of power by […]

This article below was published by the Weekend Argus NEWS/POLITICS / 14 February 2016 at 15:17pm By: ZENZILE KHOISAN Cape Town – The position of inspector general of intelligence has been vacant since advocate Faith Radebe left the post more than 10 months ago. The call for the urgent finalisation of this appointment has been brought into sharp […]

This article below was published by THE-STAR 11 February 2016 at 07:01am By: SIYABONGA MKHWANAZI Parliament – Tight security measures around Parliament and its precinct ahead of Thursday’s State of the Nation address (Sona) have given an indication of a possible stand-off between the government, opposition parties and civil society. On Wednesday, the Right2Know campaign complained over […]

This article below was published by : Denied permission to demonstrate closer to parliament, the organisation relocates its protest By Barbara Maregele 11 February 2016 Several motorists hooted in support of a small group of Right2Know members along the congested N2 highway this morning, holding up posters that read: ‘Open people’s Parliament’ and ‘SONA 4 who?’ […]

This article below was published by: htxt.africa 11 February 2016 By: LUNGELO SHEZI The City of Cape Town has put a tight lid on Right2Know‘s (R2K) protest at today’s State of the Nation Address (#SONA2016). R2K was planning a protest over what it calls “the continued appetite for secrecy by the President, the security structures he leads and from within the […]

This article below was published by The Citizen: national 4.2.2016 09:00 am Citizen Reporter “Eskom’s application comes on top of Nersa’s previous approval of an 8% yearly increase in tariffs for the period 2013-2018”. The Right2Know (R2K) Gauteng has strongly opposed Eskom’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) application to the National Energy Regulator (Nersa) in which […]

This article below was published by defenceWeb: Written by defenceWeb, Friday, 08 January 2016 The Right 2 Know Campaign, which advocates access to information and is against secrecy in government, has said it is concerned about people’s right to know in 2016 and called on South Africans to mobilise to defend and advance their rights this year […]